Lyon v Lens: top-two push meets Champions League chase | OneFootball

Lyon host Lens in Ligue 1 on Sunday in Décines-Charpieu, with second visiting fourth: Lens on 67 points looking to firm up a Champions League place, and Lyon on 60 aiming to force their way into the top three.

Lyon and Lens drew 2-2 in March's Coupe de France quarter-finals, underlining how tight this match-up can be. Both sides arrive with European stakes on the line.

Les Gones have won four of their last five league games before a narrow defeat at Toulouse. Lens followed a seven-point burst across three matches with a home loss to Paris Saint-Germain, so momentum is solid but not flawless.

Tyler Morton and Tanner Tessmann are out for Les Gones. Lens are without Saud Abdulhamid through suspension, while Jonathan Gradit and Regis Gurtner are sidelined, with Samson Baidoo also unavailable.

Les Gones tend to control games, averaging 54% possession with 85.53% pass accuracy and 15 clean sheets this season. Corentin Tolisso and Pavel Sulc have 11 league goals each, with Endrick and Afonso Moreira both on seven assists. Lens have scored 62 league goals and supply plenty from wide areas, delivering a high volume of open-play crosses at 26.00% accuracy. That width could test the hosts. Adrien Thomasson has nine league assists for Lens, with Matthieu Udol on seven, while Odsonne Edouard leads their scoring with 12, and Wesley Said and Florian Thauvin are on 10.

Les Gones sit fourth on 60 points. A win would take them to 63 and could move them into the top three. Lens, second on 67, would consolidate the runners-up spot with three points and keep a firm hold on a Champions League place.